Girl Friday: Julia Restoin Roitfeld

Fashion royalty by way of her mother Carine, editor of French Vogue, Julia runs her own art direction company and has done work for V Magazine, Jean Paul Gaultier and Rock & Republic, among others.

Born in Paris and educated in New York, Julia is a regular fixture on the fashion social scene, gracing awards ceremonies and front rows with her dark haired beauty and distinctive style from Ibiza to London and Paris.

Julia is a fan of Mark Fast’s contoured, form-fitting knitwear, seen here at the British Fashion Awards:

Julia claims that she is more ‘prudish’ than her provocative mother, but her own style is a clear evolution of her mother’s own sexy, sometimes-severe style. Her style is a prance of LBDs, sexy minis tempered with leather, edgy platform heels, and dresses with unusual sartorial detailing, always topped with that green-eyed gaze and a tousle of dark hair.

The subject of international fascination, the Roitfeld children (Julia and younger brother, Vladimir), are said to be gracious, hard working and humble about their well-connected origins (their godfather is Mario Testino, FFS!)

And my personal favourite, an Emilio de la Morena dress made just for her:

Julia’s stylish London terrace has been featured on cult website, The Selby:

(Adore the skull!)

And she was also featured on Vogue UK’s ‘Today I’m Wearing’ blog, where, as Vogue put it, she ‘cleaned up’.